▲圖註:蠻龍復原圖,Frank-Lode繪製
蠻龍不是那個走到最後的倖存者,隨著侏羅紀的結束,蠻龍的家族也逐漸銷聲匿跡,它們逐漸被異特龍超科取代。自然就是如此殘酷,即使你昨天還是時代的君主,轉瞬間也可能會永遠埋沒在時間的長河中。
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